Skip Jacks//Cumberland city

[canepole]

Me and the hen rode out to the steam plant today and never got a hit, We got there about three and only spent about a hour, I'm going to The Dam tomorrow and see if I can get some fresh bait then we are going catting...

[ShilohRed]

Tom Good luck and catch about 50 for me..
Pete


Me and the hen rode out to the steam plant today and never got a hit, We got there about three and only spent about a hour, I'm going to The Dam tomorrow and see if I can get some fresh bait then we are going catting...

[canepole]

I bought a bunch of those vacuum bags and would like to catch a bunch and seal them up,
Pete, once I get me a bunch of them put up, I'll catch a bunch for you, Well I'm waiting on My old Ford to warm up then heading outta here, Its 23degree's BRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Nobody Special]

They were thick at the steam plant the other day. My son caught a bunch of them. He said he was catching one almost every cast.

[ShilohRed]

Tom catch plenty of bait and a big one today.. Have fun and stay warm.
Pete

I bought a bunch of those vacuum bags and would like to catch a bunch and seal them up,
Pete, once I get me a bunch of them put up, I'll catch a bunch for you, Well I'm waiting on My old Ford to warm up then heading outta here, Its 23degree's BRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[canepole]

well we went to the steam plt and they wasn't on there so we rode down to the dam, I got two and Steve and his son got three or four a piece, We got enough for a fishing trip, so we may be out on the river catting in the morning depending on the wind condition's .
We were planning on going catting today after getting the skips But the
Son's starter went out on his car and I got recruited to help. Sure was a nice day for it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, :rolleyes:

[ShilohRed]

Tom good luck. And I think it about time for a 58 lb blue for you in the morning.
PEte

[canepole]

Today: Partly cloudy, with a high near 60. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.the ..............MY Keyboard is messed uP

[BIG-G]

OH TOM! That looks like a winner of a forcast. Knock em dead!

[ShilohRed]

And the big fish are bitting..
PEte

Today: Partly cloudy, with a high near 60. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.the ..............MY Keyboard is messed uP

[canepole]

Well we went out this morning about daylite ,The first place we went we got alittle action ,But not the kinda action we were looking for, they were just pecking, we moved several times and I used one of whistler's bait distribution tricks and hooked into and lost what seemed like a fish of a life time, he hit and ran and I sit the hook and got to feel him for a minute or so then the line broke . We fished for about four hours total and then the wind started blowing and we threw the towel in, I reckon it will be awhile before I go catting again, I am on a mission to re"stock my bait suppy and when I do that I will head back out and see if I can catch me a bigun with my hook hanging out of his mouth,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, :eek:

[canepole]

Well I finaly got me a bunch of bait, They were on and off and I got just shy of a five gallon bucket, I got them vacum packed and put away and Next weekend if all works out,I will be out looking for the bigun I lost yesterday.
When I got ready to leave the steam plant I was crossing the walkway and there was this feller fishing and when greeted each other and "he said" HEY YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE B.O.C. I said yep and he said he was to,
Nice meeting You

"Tennessee Catfisherman"..........

[tncatfishing]

That was me, I stuck around fishing till after dark. Got several big hits but just could not get a good hookup. I't was nice meeting someone from the BOC. I have been trying to meet up with bluecatnut, but we have just missed meeting up from time to time, hopefully well meet up soon and he can give me some pointers on throwing a cast net, cause I sure need some tips. :cool:

[roundhill]

tncatfising come to the tenn fish & camp in erin meet a bunch of catmen an swap the fat

[tncatfishing]

:confused: When is this fish and camp in erin, if I can get away I would like to go.

[BAM]

:confused: When is this fish and camp in erin, if I can get away I would like to go.
tncatfishing, no date set as of yet, but it is looking like the second weekend in Feb. Go to the main page and look under gatherings ( Cumberland fish and camp).

[BAM]

tncatfishing, its Tennessee fish and camp, instead of cumberland.

[Whistler]

http://www.catfish1.com/forums/showthread.php?p=65756#post65756

Here's the link to the Fish and Camp page.

[skip_jack]

Well, well, well...

Sounds like you guy's are having all the fun. Catch em while you can! All I'm looking forward to is getting back sateside and (timing permitting) seeing you all for the summer Flathead Night. I hope we can have one this year, and that I can be there for it. I know we got a bit skunked last year, but I had a great time meeting you all and hope to see you soon. Either way, some of you will definately hear from and possibly see me out there on mid tour leave. I just thought I'd give you a warning and time between now and then to get all your cattin in. I'll be putting a dent in them myself whenever i get back there. Until then keep posting pics and stories for the members away from the water. Happy holidays and God bless. See you soon.
Jason :D

[canepole]

Nice to hear from you Jason, and I hope all is well with you, I was running down the road today thinking about us having another flathead hunt, I was thinking that we should have it in late Aug or Sept, I think we picked a bad time of the year to have the last one. Hey I'm still loooking forward to going fishing with you when you get back, Stay in Touch. and merry xmas to you.

[tncatfishing]

Hey skip jack I see that you live in clk. tn. When you get back get in touch with me so we can do some fishing... :cool:

[canepole]

I have heard that they are tearing up the skipjacks at the plant, catching em bout as fast as you can through out,

[Catwagon]

I can't stand it anymore. I gotta go fishing this week for some skipjack at least since I'm nearly out of 'em. All the stores, shopping malls and Christmas stuff is giving me cabin fever.
I've been reading here that the skips are biting good on the Cumberland so maybe I can do some good at the New Johnsonville steam plant since it's alot closer to me.

I really have to do something because I'm going nuts around here. Wednesday sort of looks good with that little rain front moving in so wish me luck.

Steve

[Catwagon]

I PM'ed ya back Bam.

[ShilohRed]

Hope you catch a bunch there. do you fish from the bank? Or form the boat for them at the steam plant? Also where is the best ramp when fishing there?
I may have to run up that way from Pickwick and try it out.
Pete


I can't stand it anymore. I gotta go fishing this week for some skipjack at least since I'm nearly out of 'em. All the stores, shopping malls and Christmas stuff is giving me cabin fever.
I've been reading here that the skips are biting good on the Cumberland so maybe I can do some good at the New Johnsonville steam plant since it's alot closer to me.

I really have to do something because I'm going nuts around here. Wednesday sort of looks good with that little rain front moving in so wish me luck.

Steve

[Catwagon]

Hi ShilohRed,

Since the powerplant is now a potential terrorist target you have to fish by boat now. It used to be that you could walk in, but no more. And if you float in, don't get out on a bank or the TVA police will be right there on you (I got warned). It's probably that way down there at the Pickwick generating station too, huh?

There's a good public ramp right off Hwy 70 on the south side that puts you right on it since the steam plant is just north of the bridge anyway. And if you're coming from the west theres also a free ramp further south at camden landing and also pay ramp out of Eva which is just across the river and a little north of the plant. I haven't been to the one in Eva yet so I really don't know much about the place.

Of the three ramps I'd use the free one just east of the bridge and on the south side of 70. I couldn't remember the name of it now to save my life but you'll see it immediately when you get close to it. It's the closest one to the plant and has the best parking.

If you're going to be up this way gimmie a call sometime. I love catching them little Tennessee tarpon.

Steve

[MRFLATHEAD]

hey guys i just got back from fishing cumberland city the last 3 days
well had no current, wind,no fish, but the skipjack were in the steam plant so thick. every cast we got them. there were people fishing both sides of the bank but we were in boat out at the mouth.bet we caught 100 or so. heck one day we had no current was not catching any cats so we dropped anchor at the mouth and fished skippys rest of the day.i dont know whats up but everytime i come down there the river is down and no current i mean everytime.

[rodpod]

I am heading down to cumberland city for skipjacks tommorrow morning. Hopefully I can fill a cooler.

[ShilohRed]

Sounds like I need to get up there and fill the 150 QT cooler up.
Thanks for the info.
AT pickwick we can tie up to the dam . And people fish off the catwalk right at the face of the dam. There not keeping us away form it here.
I may give you a call and we can fish for skipjack and then try for a few blues.. :D

I never have fished there. But will do so more I hope.

Pete

Hi ShilohRed,

Since the powerplant is now a potential terrorist target you have to fish by boat now. It used to be that you could walk in, but no more. And if you float in, don't get out on a bank or the TVA police will be right there on you (I got warned). It's probably that way down there at the Pickwick generating station too, huh?

There's a good public ramp right off Hwy 70 on the south side that puts you right on it since the steam plant is just north of the bridge anyway. And if you're coming from the west theres also a free ramp further south at camden landing and also pay ramp out of Eva which is just across the river and a little north of the plant. I haven't been to the one in Eva yet so I really don't know much about the place.

Of the three ramps I'd use the free one just east of the bridge and on the south side of 70. I couldn't remember the name of it now to save my life but you'll see it immediately when you get close to it. It's the closest one to the plant and has the best parking.

If you're going to be up this way gimmie a call sometime. I love catching them little Tennessee tarpon.

Steve

[MRFLATHEAD]

go get them guys. they were there all day long we were catching them in the morning and went back and caught more in the afternoon

[MRFLATHEAD]

hey guys we were catching them right at the mouth casting out into the river and we were rigged up like this had a 1/8 oz jighead with 2 inch white curly tail grub then below that we had a small silver spoon lure then at the bottom of the line we had a sinker to keep baits down .we would cast out count down to ten then reel lures in. sometime they liked a slow retrieve and sometimes fast try both.good luck let me know how you guys do. i had real good luck using the berkley gulp minnow grub white 2 pearl white.i dont know what berkley puts on them grubs its real slimy and after you stop using the grub it gets real hard and you got to put new one on. good luck guys

[FishMan]

Tom I am wanting to get out there myself But 23 degrees Burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
to cold. now today is much better

[Dwednuts]

Squaretail and I are going down there in the morning and try it out. I hope they are still there, LOL!!!

[blkhawkdwn]

Was there today they are there and in the area heavy catching them juat about every cast.
Met Eric and his son while i was there and will be back tomorrow this time will be there catching for myself was there today catching white bass. and hellping everyone else fill their buckets with skipjax.

[rodpod]

Metalman and I were there also. We got there around 7:30am and stayed all day till it started to thunder. We filled three coolers. There was alot of people there. Welcome to the BOC blkhawk. We were across the water from you guys fishing in front of the pilars.

[blkhawkdwn]

yea Eric told me about u guys, you all traveled a long ways, will you be there tomorrow as well. i was there today for the white bass and strippers but had fun helping the other guys get skipjacks. i will be there about 12 and stay until around 4:30 hope to fill a cooler or two. going out in the morning to get a small freezer for bait fish. old lady not hearing me putting them in the big freezer even after telling her they will be vaccum sealed :rolleyes: what we men have to go through for a few days of fishing

[rodpod]

No, im not going to make it tommorrow. But i feel your pain about putting bait in the freezer. I sectioned mine off and I get the bottom 2 racks. then i put a lining above my stuff so nothing will get up there. Earlier this year my wife was like "you aint puttin that nasty stuff in my freezer". LOL Good luck tommorrow. You'll probably see Dreadnut, he's about 6'4 and looks like eeyore. LOL

[DeerHunter01]

blkhawkdwn

This is him, if you see this run, cause he is not awake yet !!

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I guess I better put the second picture up after he is awake for a couple of hours. All you have to do is listen real good when you see a guy slamming his rod down and swearing you got the right guy.. LMAO

Click on each picture to see it !!

[DeerHunter01]

We ended up with about 50-60 Skipjacks, we didn't get down there until 1:30PM and we left when the thunder and lightening started and the rain came down, I was looking real hard to see if Doc Lange was standing around anywhere..lol

Hi Doc, bout time you showed up in here !! you planing on any trips down this way before too long ?

[Dwednuts]

Leaving in a few, see ya there.

[Nobody Special]

Y'all need to be bringing your boats when you come down to get the skipjacks. The state record blue (112 lbs.) was caught about 3 miles upstream from the steam plant. Catch yourself a couple of buckets of skippies and then spend the rest of the day catching cats.

[blkhawkdwn]

went out today and got about 80 skipjacks within a hour 30mins

[Dwednuts]

I was there with another member of the board and we wound up with around 300 in about 5hrs or so. We were there from 8am to 1;30pm sorry we missed each other Blackhawk.

[Flatasaurus_Rex]

yeah welcome to the BOC Blackhawk, It was nice to meet you down there i had a blast catchin those skipjacks even though i had problems with my line the whole time...lol....i think i need a better skip jack system !! haha

[metalman]

Don't worry Ryan, the shiny new gear will soon start coming to the house by the semi' load when the old man makes his radio personality debut. I even heard that the Democrats and Republicans are planning to include Henderson in their presidential campaign trails next time in order to get his endorsement:p :p :p ...W

[blkhawkdwn]

it was nice meet u and ur father there as well.

I have always used shad or skipjacks but never keep them to fish with. when there wasn't anything around.I have been a die hard cat man for a long time love the fight. I'm from GA and have fished the Flint river and the Chattahoochee river for years until I joined the military 17yrs ago was lucky to get stationed back at Benning through my tour of duty .

Thanks Flatasaurus its good to be aboard.

dread I'm sure we will meet be it at the plant or out on the water after big cats

[Catwagon]

Hi Blkhawkdn,

I'm a little late on this thread but I wanted to say welcome to the BOC. I'll be at the TN fish and camp so maybe I'll get to meet you in person.

Steve

[blkhawkdwn]

Seve you and the others will surely get to meet me.Im looking forward to meeting a lot of you and getting tips. I have met Eric ana Ryan they are the 2 that got me involved big thanks going to the both of them.


Ula

[blkhawkdwn]

went back out today just for fun took my little nephew out with me he is 5 and got him into fishing. he got a chance to get a feel of the fight the skipjacks put up, had to help hold the rod but he did all the reeling. didn't get into them like i did yesterday but it was only for fun and get him into fishing at a young age he had a blast wants to go out tomorrow asking every 30 mins. had to take the lures offthe rods and tell him the fish broke my rods. i'm almost fished out.... NOT . just don't want to go out tomorrow......

[Dwednuts]

Sounds to me like you have made a little fisherman out of him, the fun is just begining. He is hooked now and now all you need to do is get him out for some serious catfishing. Then there will be no stopping him, LOL!!!

[stephens]

speaking of hooked does that mean everyone knows who go hooked and tryed to throw you back in the water or was i not supposed to tell. john

[Dwednuts]

LMAO!!! I had forgotten about that :D :D :D :D !!! I am just glad I had on that jacket :eek:

[rodpod]

Who got hooked?

[Dwednuts]

My Jacket did, In the back, LOL!!!

[rodpod]

Is there more to the story you arent telling us about?

[blkhawkdwn]

ROD i'm sure theres a lot to it he isn't sharing LMAO!!!!

[Dwednuts]

LMAO!!! If you must know, I was puting a skipjack in a bucket and the guy in front of it went to cast and WALLA' I was hooked in the back. Now you know "the rest of the story"!!!! LOL!

[ShilohRed]

LMAO!!! If you must know, I was puting a skipjack in a bucket and the guy in front of it went to cast and WALLA' I was hooked in the back. Now you know "the rest of the story"!!!! LOL!

Did he have any problem reeling you in? LOL
Sure need to get up that way and get a few buckets of skipjacks.
Pete

[Dwednuts]

He unhooked me and was going to throw me back, I had to think quick to stop him from succeeding, lol. :eek:

[three_rivers]

Alright Jw, come across where you catchin them skipjacks??????????? You guys leave any??? :D

[Dwednuts]

I can't tell. It is a well kept secret, LOL!!! :p

[blkhawkdwn]

i'm going to head out today to get a few more skip jacks ...its nice and cold out so i should have some fun :0a18:

[stephens]

went to cumberland city steam plant this morning and fished for shipjack. there were a lot of one to two inch shad dead so they must of had a die off today. there was one other guy fishing for cats and had been there all morning and had caught nothing but he had a nice warm fire going. hooked a lot of shad.

[rodpod]

Are the skipjack still running in there?

[stephens]

they are still in there but you catch more little shad. if you dont catch a shad you catch a skipjack. you can sure fill the shad in there with your jigs.

[rodpod]

Have you seen any shad in there over 10". All the ones i seen were smaller than 6 inches.

[stephens]

the ones i caught have only been about 5 inches to 3 inches long.

[blkhawkdwn]

Dang, its almost a year in the bag for me 8 more days

[Whistler]

Went today and caught 79 skippies. Didn't even get there til 3PM. They were running hard today. Might just go back tomorrow for some more.

[blkhawkdwn]

I think i'm going to head out this afternoon for a while my son and nephew are out of school and he (nephew) wants to get out so i'm goting to bundle him up and get going


Ula

[catfishbill33]

Me and the hen rode out to the steam plant today and never got a hit, We got there about three and only spent about a hour, I'm going to The Dam tomorrow and see if I can get some fresh bait then we are going catting...
Hey tom I still have some that we got about a year ago .Do you think they would work.They are still in the freezer.
I plan to go to MARKLAND DAM and just havent had any time since the river has been down......mr smith

[CatMan01]

is anyone going to get out doing some fishing today?? id like to maybe have a fishin partner and meet some more people from here. I saw someone with a maroon chevy truck at the steam plant the other day. I would have stopped ya but i was on my way out.

[FishMan]

went to the steam plant today for the first time, I put in across the river where the ferry crosses. I had no idea what I was doing but I found a small turn that took me under a bridge and to a wall with water bubbleing up I think it must be the wall thats talked about. Hey a guy yelled at me and said you can't have a boat in there. I caught 1 skipjack no catfish

Danny

[billyl]

Danny,
Don't feel bad we fished there yesterday, caught 8-10 skipjack, hung one nice stripe while fishing for skipjack and 0 catfish.
Billy

[Nobody Special]

I've been in there with a boat when there weren't many people there, but when it's crowded, you are a lot better off getting out on the bank. Some of those people on the wall have their lines out almost to the bridge.

[tncatfishing]

Hey fishman good to see you on the board, hope you are doing good.

[FishMan]

Hey Mark, Yes things are some better, Dad is under hospice care now,it's not to easy sometimes, just waiting. Mom is walking with her new Knee.

Danny

[BIGCAT GarryEads]

Hey, when we were there a boat whent up to the bridge and stop.
That is OK, but do not go under the bridge.

BIGCAT GarryEads

[Flathead]

Hey Bigcat good to here from you,maybe we can get together some time and fish the cumberland again.
Flathead- Carrol Wickham